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Gordon Brown will do 'whatever it takes' to tackle financial crisis

By Gary Gibbon

Updated on 20 September 2008

The prime minister insists he's the right person to steer Britain through the current financial crisis.

Thirteen of his MPs have publicly questioned his leadership, but the prime minister has insisted he's the right person to steer Britain through the current financial crisis.

On the first day of a crucial Labour conference, Gordon Brown told delegates he'd do ''whatever it takes'' to help the country through troubled times.

After a series of setbacks, he received some welcome news in the form of a million pound donation to the Labour party from the Harry Potter author JK Rowling.

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